[libvirt-users] installing and accessing a VM? - newbie question maybe
vrms at netcologne.de
vrms at netcologne.de
Mon Aug 29 07:09:27 UTC 2016
hi Martin, thanks for the feedback.
> On August 29, 2016 at 2:44 PM Martin Kletzander <mkletzan at redhat.com> wrote:
> * When you are connected you don't see anything because the VM doesn't
> have console properly set up, I'd guess.
visrh start -console [domain]
gives me the same thing as before Connected to domain [domain]
Escape character is ^]
(thanks to your explanation I at least know how to escape here now (ctrl +])
can you give any pointer how to setup the VM's console properly I Could imagine virsh edit [domain] would be something to try out.
> * You might try using virt-manager instead if you're not familiar with
> the terminal (I'm guessing that by the fact that it doesn't look like
> you tried reading the man pages). virt-manager is able to do
> everything virt-install does and it also offers graphics console and
> other options. For you the benefit would be that it is GUI.
>
> * Or if you just want to see the guest, virt-viewer is a lightweight
> viewer that does not have any options to configure the vm, but you
> can use it for accessing the graphics displays.
virt-viewer again ... I am on a GUI less server, so that's not a option. I think setting up the console is the thing one needs to figure out.
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